A Company Made an Error in Recording the 2014 Purchase

question 169

True/False

A company made an error in recording the 2014 purchase of computer equipment as an expense.This was discovered in 2015.The item should be reported as a prior period adjustment on the 2015 income statement.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent or salaries, over a relevant period.

Variable Cost

Refers to expenses that vary directly with the level of production or output, such as raw materials and labor costs.

Total Cost

The full price of manufacturing that incorporates both stable and changing expenses.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The economic principle stating that, holding all else constant, as more of a certain input is employed in a production process, the incremental increase in outputs will eventually decrease.